While new premier Li Keqiang gave little away about his personal feelings in his speech yesterday, he spared a moment to recall one day in one of the poorest counties in China during the Cultural Revolution as one of his most memorable experiences.

Shen Hsin-ling changed the lives of poor, struggling Taiwanese farmers by setting up a website to sell their fresh produce - a feat even a computer-savvy adult would find challenging. Shen was 11 when she finished the project.

We wrote last week about our astonishment at Hong Kong Airlines receiving a prize from the magazine Capital CEO for its "service excellence in the aviation industry." As readers who have followed our previous reports on this airline will know, it has had considerable difficulties this year and "excellent service" is not what immediately springs to mind when reflecting on the airline.

The airport set a new monthly record in March with 29,600 flight movements, which was 5.2 per cent up on March last year. Resident and visitor traffic rose 20 per cent and 8 per cent respectively, but cargo throughput declined 0.4 per cent to 368, 000 tonnes year on year. Exports grew 3 per cent and transshipments fell 3 per cent.